Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An old French dance resembling the gavotte, usually in quick duple time beginning with an upbeat.
- n. The music for this dance.
- n. A pas de bourrée.
Etymologies
- French, from bourrer, to stuff, from bourre, hair, fluff, from Late Latin burra, a shaggy garment. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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“The ever-interesting Bryan Caplan is working another variation on his favourite theme — “gee, look how daft people are!””
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“The great success of the dinner lay in its dynamic, respectful but ever-interesting and at times blunt exchanges among government officials and scholars from the region and beyond.”
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